AVP, Rewards

WHY JOIN US?

• We practice a vibrant & energetic office culture.

• We provide opportunities for career advancement within the company.

• Good performance is always rewarded accordingly.

“It's our people that make Astro Malaysia’s leading entertainment company. We are an inclusive employer, to enable everyone at Astro to be their best. We embrace differences – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products/services and our community. We also understand and appreciate that diversity is a driver of creativity and innovation, which will make our business more competitive, compelling and profitable.”

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key Responsibilities

1. Reward Strategy & Governance

• Contribute to the design, governance, and implementation of the organisation’s total rewards strategy, covering base pay, variable pay, long-term incentives, and benefits.

•  Execute annual compensation cycles including salary review, bonus, and incentive programs; support calibration sessions to ensure fairness and internal equity.

• Conduct and manage job evaluation (e.g., Mercer, HAY, Towers Watson), job levelling exercises, and internal career architecture reviews.

2. Performance Management

• Partner with HRBPs to manage the end-to-end performance management cycle (goal setting, mid-year, year-end review).

• Enhance and modernise performance frameworks to support a culture of accountability, agility, and continuous feedback.

• Develop tools, frameworks, and analytics that drive transparent, consistent, and outcomes-based performance evaluations.

3. Market Intelligence & Benchmarking

• Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, and evolving reward philosophies to ensure the organisation remains competitive and compliant.

• Manage external survey providers, consultants, and benchmarking activities; interpret market data to drive informed reward decisions.

• Recommend innovative, flexible, and employee-centric reward solutions aligned with talent and business needs.

4. Data Analytics & Insights

• Perform advanced compensation analytics, modelling, and scenario planning to support reward recommendations and business cases.

• Analyse pay equity, performance distribution, workforce trends, and reward effectiveness; generate insights for leadership.

• Strengthen data-driven decision-making in rewards and performance through dashboards and analytical tools.

6. Ad Hoc Projects

• Lead or support strategic reward projects including long-term incentive program redesigns, policy reviews, and digital enablement of reward processes.

• Contribute to broader people strategy initiatives to support organisational transformation and future workforce needs.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Total Rewards and Performance Management, ideally within financial services or similarly complex, fast-paced industries.

• Hands-on expertise in job evaluation, job levelling and compensation frameworks.

• Experience designing or supporting long-term incentive plans (LTIPs) and broad-based variable pay programs.

• Solid analytical, modelling, and problem-solving skills; proficient in compensation analytics tools (e.g., Excel advanced functions, Power BI, HRIS/comp systems).

• Strong understanding of current and emerging reward trends, including agile rewards, personalisation, pay-for-performance, skills-based pay, and flexible benefits.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate complex reward topics clearly.